Two Girls Wanted(1927)
Marianna Miller, who together with her sister Sarah pounds the pavements, looking for a job. After a period of starvation and deprivation Marianna is hired as secretary to duplicitous businessman Philip Hancock.
Movie: Two Girls Wanted
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Marianna Wright
Dexter Wright
Jack Terry
Philip Hancock
Johnny
Miss Timoney
Mrs. Delafield
Edna Delafield
Sarah Miller
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Marianna Miller, who together with her sister Sarah pounds the pavements, looking for a job. After a period of starvation and deprivation Marianna is hired as secretary to duplicitous businessman Philip Hancock.
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1927-09-11
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